In an unexpected turn of events in Gujarat, a man’s innocent act of saving a childhood bathing photo on Google Drive led to a significant predicament when Google, mistaking the image for child pornography, blocked his account. The incident has escalated to the point where the individual has sought legal redress from the Gujarat High Court.
The man, identified as Neil Shukla, had uploaded a photo from his childhood to his Google Drive. The photo, depicting a two-year-old Shukla being bathed by his grandmother without any clothes, was flagged by Google’s automated systems as a violation of its child nudity policy. As a result, all of Shukla’s Google accounts were blocked, severely impacting his personal and professional life.
Shukla’s attempts to resolve the issue with Google did not yield any results, forcing him to take legal action. His lawyer, Deepen Desai, informed the court that despite multiple complaints, Google had failed to address the issue, leading to significant business losses for Shukla.
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The matter has now reached the Gujarat High Court, which has issued notices to Google India Private Limited and the Department of Information Technology of the Central Government, seeking their responses. The court’s intervention underscores the delicate balance between safeguarding digital spaces against inappropriate content and ensuring that automated content moderation systems do not infringe upon individual rights and freedoms.
